Antiproliferative activity of lichen extracts on murine myeloma cells

Biologia

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-62

  Triggiani, Doriana ^a   Ceccarelli, Donatella ^a   Tiezzi, Antonio ^a   Pisani, Tommaso ^b   Munzi, Silvana ^b   Gaggi, Carlo ^b   Loppi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antitumoural effect; Evernia prunastri; Xanthoria parietina

Indexed keywords

EVERNIA PRUNASTRI; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

EID: 59149100028     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0005-y     Document Type: Article

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